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Love. It’s complicated. 

Particularly love as we’ve known it, which could be called Love 1.0. Adamus is now talking about Love 2.0, which is similar but actually very different. For example, when I search on the difference between these terms in software, 2.0 indicates a complete change and departure from the previous version, whereas a slight improvement would simply be 1.1, 1.2, etc. In fact, I found this quote about software to be quite applicable to the topic: “If you continue to develop on 1.0, then 2.0 should be a fork. Making changes in 1.0 after the fork will fragment you…” In other words, it’s not just an upgrade but a complete redesign. 

Of course, we’ve all had experiences with the old version of love, so some of my stories might feel familiar. 

In adolescence I had a rich and vivid imagination, living out long and detailed adventures while washing dishes, riding in the family car, going for a walk, or doing most anything else. I suppose it was my way of escaping reality, or maybe it was just my entertainment. These inner escapades were nearly always about love and had two very common themes: being “found” by my one true love, then “testing” our love in all sorts of ways. I took myself through so many complicated challenges and even heartbreaks that the tears were quite real as I mourned or celebrated the latest inner caper. 

Now, I didn’t grow up on fairytales (unless you count the Bible) because fiction was not allowed in our house. So, the idea of meeting the prince of my dreams and living happily ever after – after proving his loyalty of course – was something already within me. I suppose after so many lifetimes of weariness and struggle, one can’t help but look for that tricky bright spot that is love as we’ve known it. Not to mention the allure of being “rescued” from a dreary life and swept away to fantasyland. The only stories of love I remember being exposed to were in the Bible, and most of those were terribly unhealthy, at least by today’s standards of emotional maturity. But I couldn’t wait to experience love, and even prayed that Jesus would delay his imminent Second Coming so I wouldn’t miss out! 

I remember asking my dad how I would find the right person, and he said, “God will bring him to you. But make sure you get it right because you can only give your heart away once.” So, the first guy that “God brought to me” ended up being my husband for the next 10 years, even though we were quite ill-suited for each other. I was barely 18, full of raging hormones (which I interpreted as love) and, well, life happens. 

As an adult, I have experienced many iterations of love. To be sure, the innocent biological drive to procreate worked out much differently in real life than my early love fantasies. Full of unconscious expectations and a seemingly endless supply of matching wounds, it was love based on mutual need, codependence, and lack of awareness. And yet, that early relationship began my long journey of healing, which would eventually lead me to true and everlasting Love 2.0.

But before that… after my first marriage ended, the obsessive fascination with a friend-turned-lover allowed me to experience the compelling nature of karma. It was the early days of my spiritual exploration, and I got a past life reading from a local seeress. She told me the story of a lifetime shared with this person that ended in loving tragedy. It was a short and furtive relationship in this lifetime, but I learned a lot about how energies move and resolve between people. 

Over the years I’ve had other long-term relationships with varying degrees of health and balance. If soul mates were real, one of them would certainly qualify; our connection was that intense. We had clearly reunited to work things out in mutual support (and this time without killing each other in the process). There was a lot of passion and drama (again, those matching wounds), but it was also a time of more growth and maturing. Another partner was clearly an old friend, but the gentle connection we shared sometimes spilled over into apathy and annoyance. And when the imbalanced dynamics and unmet needs evolved, the relationship just no longer worked. 

Then there was the invisible affiliation, connecting and interacting with someone my soul knew from eternity but who was rarely in physical proximity. It wasn’t meant to be an earthly relationship, but the intense inner experiences were just as real as the ones of my youth… and now sometimes they were shared. 

Clearly, Love 1.0 has manifested for humans in countless iterations. And despite my early dream of finding the one and living happily ever after, my soul had other ideas of who that might be. 

In more recent years, it seemed relationships for me had run their course. Single again, I tried the online scene to meet people, but it was like looking for a diamond in an iron mine. Eventually I gave up and closed my dating accounts, aware of the fact that, finally, I was very happy with only my Self. Sure, a warm body would be nice to snuggle with on cold winter evenings, or someone to go hiking with and laugh together, but I had plenty of friends for most of those things. At last, I was at peace alone. 

(Although there was a day when, in a moment of feeling sorry for myself in this solitary state, I asked my invisible friends if I would ever experience love again. Usually, they tend to offer helpful answers, but this time all I heard was laughter. At least somebody found my situation funny.)

Over time it became clear that I didn’t want another relationship! “WAY too much trouble,” I’d tell myself. “Been there, done that, had enough.” But a deeper reason was that I didn’t want any intrusion on the love that was unfolding within me. Many were the times that I stopped to catch my breath, overcome by the warmth of love washing through my heart and body. How could I feel so in love when there was no outside lover in my reality? 

As this overwhelming, all-encompassing, soul-level love became more and more present, it brought a level of joy I’d never known before. Life became easy, magical, fulfilling, and fun. Bedtime became my favorite time of day, not for being tired but because all my attention could once again be with this incredible glow in my heart, the feeling of love flowing between me and ME. I lacked for nothing and no one.

Then one day, I noticed a glimmer of this incredible inner reality reflected on the outside. There was someone I’d known for several years who began appearing to me in a new light. We had become easy friends, but I started noticing the gentle kindness, the steadiness in passing storms, the Master behind the disguise, and the love of Self beneath it all. Intriguing as it was, I studiously ignored my interest in this person, not wanting the remotest possibility of damaging the friendship we already shared. But life sometimes demands a leap of faith, or at least a toe over the edge of the abyss, and in a few tentative conversations, something new and wondrous opened up between us. 

Right there in front of me was the embodiment of Love 2.0. No, it wasn’t this other person; he was simply a reflection of the love that was already flourishing inside. You see, his inner prime directive was also self-love. He too didn’t want anything or anyone to detract from that and wasn’t expecting to find love ever again. But this time, rather than being drawn together by matching wounds, unfinished karma, or unmet needs, we discovered the matching priorities of a Master: I am my priority. I share my wholeness with you because it’s so much fun! 

This amazing experience is sublime in the shared joy, laughter, support, and ecstasy, and it is wholly without need, grasping, expectation, or obligation. Rather than looking for ways to hold on and keep this love, we continue to set it free and return to ourselves, secure in the wholeness that’s already within. Every moment is a celebration of this inner “Love 2.0” that is now amazingly reflected in another being. 

What do I wish for you to know from all this? Simply that earthly Love 2.0 begins and ends with Self, the only place where such deep longing can be fulfilled. And when that happens, the opportunity arises for it to be reflected back to you in new ways. In the soon-to-be-released Cloud Class Adamus states, “In Love 2.0, everything presents itself to you as love.” I am simply here to assure you that it’s true. Whatever blocks or difficulties may be felt regarding total acceptance of yourself, please know that getting through them is the greatest gift you could possibly give to – and receive from – your Self. 

Adamus’ new Cloud Class, Love 2.0 will be available in the Crimson Circle store by February 28, 2024.